amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Death was now making rapid progress amongst us.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Another day came to an end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fortunately the weather had moderated, and we tried to keep ourselves warm by huddling close together.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Another day came to an end.
boatswainnounUS /ˈboʊtsweɪn/
a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
From this reading I never expected to see another day, when, the voice of the boatswain hailed us.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fortunately the weather had moderated, and we tried to keep ourselves warm by huddling close together.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Another day came to an end.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Fortunately the weather had moderated, and we tried to keep ourselves warm by huddling close together.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Another day came to an end.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Death was now making rapid progress amongst us.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "Another day came to an end.
exhaustionnounUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstʃən/
extreme fatigue
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I never expected to see another day, when, the voice of the boatswain hailed us.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
FortunatelyadverbUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by good fortune
From this reading Fortunately the weather had moderated, and we tried to keep ourselves warm by huddling close together.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Fortunately the weather had moderated, and we tried to keep ourselves warm by huddling close together.
hailedverbUS /heɪld/
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading I never expected to see another day, when, the voice of the boatswain hailed us.
huddlingverbUS /ˈhʌdəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “huddle” — crowd or draw together
From this reading Fortunately the weather had moderated, and we tried to keep ourselves warm by huddling close together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never expected to see another day, when, the voice of the boatswain hailed us.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Fortunately the weather had moderated, and we tried to keep ourselves warm by huddling close together.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
roused to anger
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Death was now making rapid progress amongst us.
moderatedverbUS /ˈmɑːdəreɪtɪd/
past form of “moderate” — preside over
From this reading Fortunately the weather had moderated, and we tried to keep ourselves warm by huddling close together.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never expected to see another day, when, the voice of the boatswain hailed us.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Death was now making rapid progress amongst us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
others
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From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Fortunately the weather had moderated, and we tried to keep ourselves warm by huddling close together.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading Death was now making rapid progress amongst us.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading Death was now making rapid progress amongst us.
ravingnounUS /ˈreɪvɪŋ/
declaiming wildly
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I never expected to see another day, when, the voice of the boatswain hailed us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fortunately the weather had moderated, and we tried to keep ourselves warm by huddling close together.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Another day came to an end.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Fortunately the weather had moderated, and we tried to keep ourselves warm by huddling close together.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Fortunately the weather had moderated, and we tried to keep ourselves warm by huddling close together.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Death was now making rapid progress amongst us.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I never expected to see another day, when, the voice of the boatswain hailed us.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Fortunately the weather had moderated, and we tried to keep ourselves warm by huddling close together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Death was now making rapid progress amongst us.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Fortunately the weather had moderated, and we tried to keep ourselves warm by huddling close together.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Fortunately the weather had moderated, and we tried to keep ourselves warm by huddling close together.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
at the time that
From this reading I never expected to see another day, when, the voice of the boatswain hailed us.
which person or people
From this reading Those who had drunk salt water went raving mad, and threw themselves into the sea; others died of exhaustion, among them our captain, and first lieutenant.
